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1994–95 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record18–12 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 17 – 1   .944 32 – 1   .970
No. 15 Arizona 14 – 4   .778 24 – 7   .774
No. 16 Arizona State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Oregon 11 – 7   .611 19 – 9   .679
Stanford 10 – 8   .556 20 – 9   .690
Washington State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600
Washington 6 – 12   .333 10 – 17   .370
Oregon State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 18   .333
USC 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
California1 0 – 18   .000 0 – 27   .000
As of November 23, 2011[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited all wins due to infractions.

The 1994–95 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Kevin Eastman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 16–11 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, tied for fifth in the standings.[2] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

For the second time, Washington State played in the National Invitation Tournament,[2][3] and advanced to the quarterfinals.[4][5][6][7][8]

Eastman, who previously led UNC Wilmington, was hired in May 1994.[9][10]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 15*
9:00 pm, ESPN 		Texas Tech
First round 		W 94–82  17–11
 Beasley Coliseum (5,200)
Pullman, Washington
Mon, March 20*
5:00 pm 		at Illinois State
Second round 		W 83–80  18–11
 Redbird Arena (8,751)
Normal, Illinois
Thu, March 23*
4:30 pm 		at Canisius
Quarterfinal 		L 80–89  18–12
 Memorial Auditorium (9,065)
Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Bergum, Steve (March 13, 1995). "Cougars welcome NIT pick". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  3. ^ Miedema, Laurence (March 13, 1995). "Cougars, Tech in NIT battle". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  4. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 21, 1995). "Cougars hang on for win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  5. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 23, 1995). "Dity in mind, Cougars state case". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  6. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 24, 1995). "Questionable 'T' helps oust WSU, 89-90". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  7. ^ "Cougs turned back". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 24, 1995. p. 1B.
  8. ^ "Cougar NIT hopes run out of 'T'ime". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). staff and wire reports. March 24, 1995. p. 1C.
  9. ^ Miedema, Laurence (May 10, 1994). "Eastman now officially a Cougar". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  10. ^ "Eastman announced as new WSU coach". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). Associated Press. May 10, 1994. p. 9.
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